New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-26
Many NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX.
PREPARING TO PREVENT AN Epidemic.

six TNTRA PHYSICIANS IN THE NACClNAIlN' oofr'
THE MISSING PATIENT FOUND.
The Board of Health held special meeting yesterday
20 consult about the threatened epidemic oil smallpox
In the city, 1t was said that more tnan dozen
centres of c,ntagon had been discovered ana lhat
some further increase OF the disease must oe expected
during the cold weather vet 10 come because tere d
been "a much exposure. Sanitary Superintendent
Dav. Assistant Superintendent James and DIR. D. h;
Taylor, of the Fourth Sanitary Division, expressed
the hone that the spread of smallpox would be
checked IN a few weeks and before the disease at
tanned the epidemic stage II was necessary, they
thought to increase the force OF inspectors ana vaec
DR. Taylor said that while there was no salary Iund
on which draw for the pay OF such extra help there
was 800 which had been derived from INC S"0 u
Before the board could call on the citv for more
money it would be necessary to make formal deciar
alton that smallpox had become rS bv
the board would cost the city 100000 a week In
loss of trade. n, A..
every possible effort should be made to
prevent an epidemic with the means which
the department had On hand Six physicians were
appcinted az vaccinators for month III the nope
that their services would not be needed longer; Ihey
Drs G. Morris, Brsiiy r. g. Rs PROV
Charles to anu enable the
Inspectors to report quickly were ordered and
1t decided to hire a few more sttendants ~ the
department hospitals. The rush of persons to the
Sanitary Bureau to obtain free vaccination was so
greet yesterday that DR.. Taylors office was over
crowded 1t was said by the sanitary officials that
effort would DO made procure larger rooms III Police
Headquarters for the use OF the vaecpators after To-
day
No "a Ninth-ave, Saturday after he learned that
he had smallpox, did not stay long in Pennsyvana
be left the city, He found late on Monday night IN
the of an old German named ScitI at NO OF
West Forty st-st An occupant OF the tenement
house gave information TO a sanitary poncemam anu
Schocnert was sent To North Brother leland. when
he RECEIVERS he probably will be arrested John MUIR
ply. the little boy who was taken away from tne Ten
enent hou q No. 107 East Iii ,htv-nnth7st oy DIS par
ents as soon they learned that ne was suue.ins
from smallpox was carried 10 the house OF reat We
near Kngsbridge. Dr. TAYLOR was Informed Yesterday
that the boy was dead. and the father asked 1or q
burial permit. coroner will probably order inc
A man who had smallpox went to the outdoor de,
parment of Bellevue Hospital and asked for medical
Treatment yesterday. He was placed IN an Isolated
room aud kept there until the Health Department
cond be summoned. Another man. similarly aicteo.
went 10 the Roosevelt Hos,ital aud said he lived at
No. 12S West Fifty -third-st baby, daneero9 nnS
eick with small pox was removed from No Z,Zo9
Second-ave. Two other cases were reported, one III
West Fifty-sixth-st and one about which Dr. Taylor
refused to give information ,,., wa.,., leland IN
DE- A. NJ Thomas phi yscan-in chief at ward isiand III
the employ Of the Emigration Commissioh sau yes'er
day:
have no fear Of any smallpox our institutions and con
trary 10 rumors we have OF the kind take the
utmost preCauton against the disease by vacchans every
means 1 would recommend person to be protected
ssant the d'Tss , statistics Are ana
was necessary be vaccinated every month rather
than the least risk
Owing TO the almost criminal careessness OF the Brook
n Health Inspectors In falling to detect SMALLPOX In the
posoned one OF the reporters who went TO investigate
the has been stricken with the disease Athougn
any new cases Of smallpox two additional vi tins were
taken the county hospital The Board OF tFth Is ne
ing seriously criticised by physicians Tor lahng 10 report
cases OF diseases the schools as was done
promptly under the former administration.